Canine Advocate
Melanie Coy has been a pit bull fancier for 29 years. She's also been involved in obedience and other training and showing animals. Coy became involved in animal legislative issues in the mid-80s to dispel myths about the pit bull breed and fight against breed-specific laws. She advocates responsible dog ownership through training and educational programs, and helps shelters make dogs more adoptable.
Fate
Posted Sunday, September 4, 2016, at 7:35 AM
We hear debate over the topic of fate and whether or not it is reality or simply the way events fall. This past week I became a true believer in fate when the two dogs retreived from the ugliness of last week's entry created a chain of events resulting in their being returned to their rightful owners...
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